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SILLIMAN 

INSTITUTE 

EXTENSION 


SILLLMAN  INSTITUTE 


A Boys’  School  and  College  of  eight 
hundred  (800)  Students. 

This  lighthouse  is  in  the  town  of 
Dumaguete  (pronounced  Doom-a-gate- 
y)  on  the  Island  of  Negros,  Philippine 
Islands. 

HISTORY 

Five  thousand  (^,000)  students  have 
passed  through  its  doors. 

It  is  fifteen  (i§)  years  old,  having 
been  founded  by  Dr.  Horace  B.  Sillinian 
of  Cohoes,  N.  Y.,  less  than  three  years 
after  American  occupation  of  the  Is- 
lands. 

Thirteen  (ly)  students  were  enrolled 
in  1901. 

Seven  hundred  and  eighty-five  (785) 
were  in  attendance  in  1916. 

Three  hundred  (300)  were  turned 
away  for  lack  of  accommodations. 


WHAT  KIND  OF  BOYS  ARE 
THEY  ? 

Eull-blooded  Filipinos  (iMalays) 

Chinese-Filipinos 

Spanish — Filipinos  ( Mestizos) . 

Full-blooded  Chinese. 

Rich  and  poor  alike,  from  twenty- 
eight  of  the  thirty-eight  Provinces,  min- 
gle in  the  School  life. 

The  son  of  Aguinaldo  may  sit  next  to 
the  son  of  the  poorest  of  the  ex-Dicta- 
tor’s  ])rivate  soldiers.  Democracy  and 
broad  fellowship  are  engendered  by  thus 
bringing  together  the  various  classes  of 
the  people.  Boys  of  different  tribes,  and 
of  varying  customs,  are  brought  into  one 
big  family  and  rub  shoulder  to  shoulder 
in  classes  and  athletics. 


Silliman  Institute  is  the  most  widely 
known,  and  best  regarded  educational  in- 
stitution in  the 

PHILIPPINE  ISLANDS 

In  1910  it  was  recognized  and  stand- 
ardized by  the  Government. 

It  is  authorized  to  confer  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  and  to  give  diplo- 
mas for  High  School  and  Intermediate 
School  work. 

The  Bible  is  taught  daily  throughout 
the  entire  course. 


INDUSTRIAL  DEPARTMENT 


Courses  covering  three  years  are 
taught  in  this  Department,  supplemented 
by  practical  work  in  the  shops. 

BOOKKEEPING  AND  PRINTING 

are  taught  and  large  amounts  of  com- 
mercial work  are  turned  out  by  the  boys, 
the  profits  going  to  help  the  Institute. 


Inteiioi  of  llie  Chapel  Assembly  Hall.  Morning  tiatherini! 


CHRISTIAN  TRAINING 


The  bed-rock  of  all  the  training  at 
Silliman  is  the  Bible,  and  the  main  pur- 
pose is  character  building. 

Chapel  service  is  held  every  morning 
and  the  message  of  Jesus  Christ  is  care- 
fully and  persistently  set  before  the  stu- 
dents. 

Every  efifort  is  made  to  show  the  in- 
dividual boy  the  importance  of  accepting 
Christ  as  Saviour  and  Lord. 

Christian  principles  are  zvoven  into  the 
life  and  habits  of  these  students. 


EVANGELISTIC  EORCE 


“Through  her  students,  Silliman  Insti- 
tute is  the  largest  smgle  evangelistic 
force  in  the  Philippine  Islands.” 

Students  go  out  from  her  doors  to 
their  barrios  or  towns,  even  to  distant 
Islands,  and  in  their  old  home  places 
organize  groups  of  people  into  Christian 
enquirers  and  congregations.  Many 
times  our  missionaries  finding  such 
groups  and  wondering  how  they  were 
led,  have  had  the  answer,  “Oh ! don’t 
you  know?  One  of  our  boys  is  a Silli- 
man Student  and  he  is  teaching  us !” 


WORK  OF  THE  STUDENTS  AND 
GRADUATES 


The  boys  work  as  colporteurs  during 
vacation,  greatly  aiding  the  work  of  the 
missionary. 

They  hold  street  meetings  in  the 
towns,  testifying  to  the  power  of  Christ 
and  persuading  their  countrymen  to  ac- 
cept a living  Saviour.  A substantial  in- 
gathering has  taken  place  in  the  great 
southern  Island  of  Mindanao,  largely  the 
result  of  the  work  of  these  boys  while  at 
home  on  vacation. 

On  the  north  of  the  Island  of  Negros 
a church  of  1100  members  has  grown 
out  of  the  efforts  of  Silliman  students 
blessed  by  the  Spirit  of  God. 

It  is  not  easy  to  be  loyal  to  Christ  in 
the  face  of  bitter  opposition  at  home  and 
ostracism  at  the  hands  of  one’s  friends, 
which  these  boys  not  infrecpiently  experi- 
ence. 


Stiuicnu  of  Silliman  translfliinti  the  OM  Testament  Into  ('chiian-Visayan 


DORMITORY  BUILDINGS  FOR 
BOYS 

Ta’o  Dormitories  for  boys  are  ur- 
gently needed. 

Cost  of  each,  $15,000.00 $30,000.00 

Equipment  for  botli 2.000.00 

Total  Boys’  Dormitories.  . .$32,000.00 

There  are  now  proper  accommodations 
at  the  School  for  only  200  boys, 
zohereas  4/0  are  now  living  huddled 
there. 

externos  (hoys  living  outside) 
have  no  proper  hoarding  places  in  the 
town,  and  are  exposed  to  serious  temp- 
tation. 

Some  hoys  have  built  shacks  for  them- 
selves and  are  trying  to  attend  school 
under  most  difficult  circumstances,  so 
anxious  are  they  to  get  a Silliman  educa- 
tion. 


6io,ooo  School  Children  in  Govern- 
ment Schools  in  the  Philippines  without 
the  Bible  or  Christian  Teaching. 

The  Presbyterian  Church  is  giving 
to  selected  students  from  this  multitude 
a knowledge  of  the  Bible  and  Christian 
teaching,  which  they  as  future  leaders  of 
their  people  must  have  if  the  Philippine 
Nation  is  to  be  rightly  led. 

SCIENCE  BUILDING 
The  Faculty  have  voted  that  the  great- 
est and  most  pressing  need  is  a new 

Science  Building  to  cost $15,000.00 

Equipment  for  Science  Build- 
ing   2,500.00 


$17,500.00 

There  is  now  no  place  where  classes 
in  physics,  chemistry,  biology',  botany 
and  in  kindred  courses  can  carry  on  ex- 
periments and  have  practical  classroom 
drill.  These  courses  are  conducted  after 
a fashion,  but  under  entirely  unsuitable 
ana  inadequate  conditions  and  surround- 
ings. 

Such  a building  will  serve  other  im- 
portant purposes  and  will  at  once  give  an 
impetus  to  all  the  scientific  training  of 
the  Institute,  of  which  the  students  stand 
in  such  need. 


GIRLS’  DEPARTMENT 


Three  hundred  girls  from  far  and  near 
are  knocking  at  Silliman’s  doors.  They 
have  nowhere  else  to  go  for  a Christian 
education.  A Girls’  Department  can  be 
easily  established. 

NEEDED 

One  Girls’  Dormitory  to  cost . $22,500.00 

Equipment  for  Girls’  Dormi- 
tory   2,000.00 


$24,500.00 


OTHER  NEEDS 

Lighting  Plant — for  all  build- 
ings   31,000.00 

Additional  land  to  enlarge  the 

Campus  5,000.00 

A Chapel  Building  for  the 

School  5,000.00 

Six  externo  Dormitories  (for 
outside  students)  @ $1,- 

000.00  6,000.00 

One  Cottage 2,5(X).00 

A Sewer  System 1,500.00 

Various  Other  Needs 5,000.00 

A TOTAL  OF  $100,000.00 
An  appeal  has  been  made  to  the  Fili- 
pinos for  these  funds  and  they  have  given 
or  pledged  $25,000.00.  It  is  hoped  that 
their  total  will  reach  $50,000.00. 

American  Presbyterians  are  counted 
on  to  give  the  balance,  $50,000.00. 

Shall  we  turn  our  backs  on  this  eager 
young  life?  They  look  to  us  as  their 
friends  and  helpers. 


The  Board  of  Foreign  Missions 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  U.  S.  A. 
156  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 


November,  1916. 


Form  No.  2440 


